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| 1. Trim off neck flap all the way up to the top of the wishbone. Trim fat and skin from around the back cavity of the chicken. Reserve both for schmaltz and grebenes. Cut chicken into quarters. Place meat in large pot with onions, and cover with about 4 quarts water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat , and simmer 2 hours. | 2. Add carrots and celery to the soup; simmer an additional hour. Season to taste with salt. | 3. Remove chicken pieces, and set aside. You may reserve them for another use, or shred the meat for the soup. Keep the chicken covered, and at room temperature before shredding. | 4. Dice reserved skin and fat into 1 inch pieces. Cook in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally. Make sure the pan never gets so hot as to cause the rendered fat to smoke. When the grebenes are crisp and brown, remove them to a cutting board and drain schmaltz into a small nonplastic bowl to cool slightly. When cool enough to handle, mince the grebenes finely. | 5. To make the matzoh balls, blend fat or oil and eggs together. Mix matzoh meal and salt together. Combine the two mixtures, and mix well. Add 4 1/2 tablespoons soup stock or water; mix until uniform. Stir in minced grebenes. Cover bowl, and place in refrigerator for 20 minutes. | 6. Bring soup to a boil. Reduce flame, and drop balls approximately 1 inch in diameter into the slightly boiling water. Add dill. Cover pot, and cook 30 to 40 minutes. DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER FROM THE POT WHLE COOKING! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chicken	4	pounds		3898.6755	0.0	337.2808	273.0886
onion	2		cut	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
carrot	3		sliced	157.44	36.7872	3.5712	0.9216
celery	2	stalks	sliced	20.48	3.8016	0.8832	0.2176
dill weed	1	cup	chopped	3.827	0.6248	0.3079	0.0997
salt	to taste			-	-	-	-
vegetable oil	2	tablespoons		234.46400000000003	0.0	0.0	27.2
chicken crackling	2	tablespoons	minced	-	-	-	-
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
matzo meal	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
vegetable broth	1/4	cup		40.59	6.5805	1.4883	0.9594

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.